10 misconceptions about the female body

2. Maternal Impressions

The notion of maternal impression dates back to the Romans and probably even before that. The idea is that the mother’s imagination can influence the development of the child growing inside her.

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The Romans believed birthmarks were a result the mother’s traumatic emotions. Around the 18th century, an extraordinary hoax was dong the rounds where a woman named Mary Toft, allegedly gave birth to rabbits because during her pregnancy she constantly dreamed of eating rabbits. But in modern times, this ancient notion has been rejected as false.